Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15

WAsnINaroN. Dec. 8. ,s7.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. 's7.
With the coming Of Congress comes
the inevitable ofiiSe hunter. and he is
already here in full force. There are
scores here after position IN the organ
ization OF the new house, and hundreds
that want other places. The result
win be that ninsty-nine out OF every
hundred will be disappointed. They
will hang about here for weeks and
months, in anticipation, until they be
come disheartened and absolutely
''dead broke" then borrow money
enough from their congressman to pur
chase a ticket, and prabably leaving
several little bills unpaid, star. for
home disguised and swearing ven
geance on the administration. Hotels,
boarding houses and merchants here
have learned pretty well how to rate
these fellows, and generally can tell
one on sight. and demand advance
payment, yet they are often badly
sold, of course il is not SO in MAORI
ty of cases, hut they so frequently oc-
cur that an Office hunter is in extrcme
repute here. have never seen more
persistent crowd for place than is in
NVashinstoa- et THE time, -ss.d-e~cry
truiu brings III new ones. The great
majority of them are from the South
ern States, and one would suppose
from their persistent activity that they
regarded this their only and last
chance.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, is an able
man and discreet politician The re-
publican party are proud of such spot
less public men, and the presidential
bee that is buzzingin his head does not
disconcert him. A reporter of demo
cratic paper sought to interview him
the other evening on this question,
when the Senator very politely said to
him that there need be no uneasiness
in the democratic party about this
hiutSi, 'hoe when tbc tiiuc Cdiue 'Ht
republicans would have a candidate
and winning one, too. That is the
whole thing in u nut shell, and the re-
porter left with the impression that he
had met one wise member of the FIT
tieth Congress. Many of them come
here with "interviews" already pre-
pared on prominent topics, and are ex-
ceedingly anxious to have some news
paper man father their manuscript. In
my judgment, more than half the Sin
terviews" printed. emenating from
Washington. are thus prepared and
their publication solicited, and in some
instances paid for.
The commissioners appointed by
President Cleveland to investigate the
Pacific Railroad, are here preparing
their report That investigation"
cost the government clean 500, 900,
and literally amounts to nothing, so
far as the public is concerned. 1t gave
three men a nice little job, however,.
under ''reform" administration.
Mr.. Benedict has discharged from
the government printing Office anoth-
er squad of employees of republican
procivities, to make place for appli-
cants pressed by new democratic con-
gressmen. He says, without any re-
serve. that when the time comes for
him to leave that Office, there shall
not be left single republican in that
branch of the service. No matter how
skilled or competent the man or wo.
man may be, they must go, and their
places filed for mere partisan purpos.
es. Benedict is using his place for all
its worth.
Speaker Carlisle drives q mngnili.
cent span of Kentucky bays. He has
named one Sam Randall. and the 9th.
er Bill Morrison, emblematical of the
two wings of the democratic party
travelling together on the tariff issue
Carlisle, so generally dignified, has a
streak of humor in his nature, after
ALL
Senator Ingalls:of Kansas, one of the
brightest men of the country, is the
present presiding officer of the Sen
ate, aud indications all point to his re
election on Monday.
The republican members OF congress.
will hold their caucus Saturday after
noon, and the democrats in the eve
ming The republicans will have sim
ply nominal ticket for house officers
and the democrats who can elect thei
ticket will be in hot water to the CHR
over nominees. One thing seems to b,
we'll settled, that Sam Donaldson, tn,
old doorkeeper, must go.
Don't
Let that cold of yours run on 70,